Here we are- wondering what happened to 2013! High hopes and aspirations of blogging 'regularly' (whatever that means), and keeping up with friends and family. Another year for us to say, "we tried," and "we will do better next year."
2013 has wrapped up with a flurry of activity. Melissa completed her job as Acting Dean of the Chapel at Wartburg, along with being an administrative assistant for various offices around campus and serving as the part-time pastor at Faith Lutheran Church. Sophia can now legally say she is a big sister, as Friday, December 27 we received the best Christmas present we could ever ask for, with the adoption of our daughter Anna. Functionally, she has lived with us since March, but we became her permanent parents when the papers were signed in court. We had at least 46 people there to support us, and for that we are forever grateful! Anna was welcomed into God's family later that weekend with her baptism on the following Sunday at Zion. Paul has completed his third term of seminary and was recently endorsed, which means he has done more than the minimum to head on to internship. Placements for internship will be released in March, so three more months of waiting to know where we will spend the next year.
All in all, our blessings continue to be as numerous as the flakes of snow that fall outside. We have had quite a ride in 2013, and we can only dream up what is around the corner in 2014. So, as we have said in years past, this next year we will be better about updating our blog! Cheers to a happy new year!
